BRIGHT v. WARD

No. 47255.

669 S.W.2d 238 (1984)

Clara B. BRIGHT, Velma D. Williams, Melvin T. Abbey, Humphrey E. Abbey, Richard M. Abbey, Howard O. Abbey, Anna V. Woods and Charles M. Ward, Respondents, v. Merle WARD, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Northern Division.

Motion for Rehearing or Transfer Denied April 20, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Mark, Hannibal, for appellant.

Charles E. Rendlen, Jr., Charles E. Rendlen, III, Hannibal, for respondents.


CRIST, Judge.

Anna E. Ward, the mother of nine children, died intestate leaving real estate in Hannibal, Missouri. Eight of the children (respondents) sought partition of the land; the remaining child (appellant) claimed ownership by reason of adverse possession. The trial court found each of the nine children possessed an undivided 1/9th interest in the properties and ordered a public sale of the land with the proceeds to be divided accordingly.

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